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Burwood, NSW – Suburb Investment Overview
Burwood is about 12 kilometres west of the CBD and the centre of the Municipality of Burwood. Westfield Burwood, a major station and the Appian Way’s Federation houses sit in the same suburb. It is a transport town, not a quiet backwater, which is why the house median looks more like the lower north shore than like neighbouring Strathfield’s outer streets.
Location & Public Transport Access
Burwood station is one of Sydney’s better suburban interchanges.
Key transport options
- Trains: Burwood is on the T9 Northern Line and the T2 Inner West & Leppington line, with frequent CBD services.
- Buses: Burwood Road and the station interchange cover Strathfield, the inner west and the Canada Bay side.
- Road: Parramatta Road along the north and the M4 a little further north. Liverpool Road heads toward the south-west.
Investment insight:
Twelve kilometres and a major station is a scarce combination. The house sample is smaller than the apartment market, so read the median carefully.
Amenities, Dining & Lifestyle
Westfield is the magnet. Burwood Road is the high street around it.
Local places
- Westfield Burwood
- Burwood Road restaurants and the post office precinct
- Burwood Park
- Appian Way, a pocket of Federation houses
Investment insight:
Apartments around the station rent to commuters. Houses on Appian Way and the quieter streets are a different, much more expensive, owner-occupier market.
Schools & Education
Burwood has a well-known girls’ high school and a primary school, with independent schools in the neighbouring streets of Croydon and Strathfield.
Schools
- Burwood Public School
- Burwood Girls High School
- Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Croydon, on the border
- Australian Catholic University, Strathfield campus, nearby
Investment insight:
School and station demand overlap close to Burwood Road. That is where both prices and rental competition are strongest.
Property Prices
House sales reported for the 12 months to 22 October 2026 put the median house price in Burwood at about $2.95 million, from 73 sales.
Only 73 house sales sit behind that median, so a handful of dearer or cheaper sales can move it. In Burwood, apartments and townhouses are a large part of what actually sells, and they are not in this house figure.
Seventy-three house sales is a moderate sample, and $2.95 million is a high median for 12 km out. A lot of Burwood’s actual transactions are apartments, which this house figure ignores.
Treat the figure as context for a borrowing conversation. It is not a valuation, and it is not a forecast of the next five years.
Why Buyers Look at Burwood
Buyers and investors usually come back to the same practical points:
- Major station about 12 km from the CBD, on the T2 and T9
- Westfield Burwood and a busy Burwood Road
- Appian Way and other Federation streets
- Apartments for commuters and houses for long-term owners
- A house median that needs the small sample kept in view
Conclusion
Burwood is a transport suburb with two products: station apartments and expensive houses. Choose which one you are buying before you look at the median. Then test the repayments against your income, not against the idea that every Burwood property is a $3 million house.
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